Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball News

What makes her great: What hasn't she won? Moore led Collins Hill to a 125-3 record and three state championships while twice winning the Naismith Award as the nation's top player.

Elena DelleDonne told The News Journal on Tuesday that she wants to remain out of the public spotlight "until summer is over." DelleDonne, the nation's top women's college basketball recruit, would not respond ...

Tennessee shooting guard Angie Bjorklund has undergone successful surgery on her right knee.

Shea Ralph, a former national player of the year and one of the greatest guards in UConn women's basketball history, is returning to the Huskies as an assistant coach.

A source familiar with the process Wednesday confirmed that UConn assistant coach Tonya Cardoza will be named the new head women's basketball coach at Temple.

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Welcome to the White House. And it is fitting that we use the East Garden because, one, this is rarely used; and two, it is an opportunity for me to welcome a ...

Geno Auriemma is perhaps best known as the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which has won five National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championships.

It has been a worrisome past week for UConn Huskies women's hoops fans, as superstar recruit Elena Delle Donne didn't spend long at summer school before going back home.

Elena Delle Donne , the national high school player of the year and the top recruit in women's college basketball, said Wednesday that her abrupt departure from summer school at the University of Connecticut ...

Back home in Wilmington, Del., Elena Delle Donne, just 18 years old, has apparently reached an emotional crossroad, one that will require time, patience and the support of her family and friends to resolve.

UConn women 's assistant basketball coach Tonya Cardoza is expected to interview for the coaching position at Temple this week, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Ray Allen is widely considered the best NBA player to ever come out of the University of Connecticut.

University of Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun had some moments of fear, but he never thought about retiring after being diagnosed for a second time with skin cancer.

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun had some moments of fear, but never thought about retiring after being diagnosed for a second time with skin cancer.

The University of Connecticut women's basketball program played its first game for coach Sandra Hamm on Dec.

Geno Auriemma was named coach of the University of Connecticut's women's basketball program on May 17, 1985, and in 22 years has led the UConn Huskies to eight Final Fours and won five national championships.

NUMEROUS messages have been left for Curtis Kelly, the 6-foot-9, 235-pound sophomore forward who is leaving the University of Connecticut and visited Kansas State this past weekend.

Ron Terwilliger and his wife Fran sat outside the Atlanta Dream locker room. The owner was summoned to the inner sanctum of the locker room after head coach Marynell Meadors spoke to the team.

“Halfway through the 15-minute ride, I realized this can't possibly look good because we're all sweating and all the windows were fogged up.”

Former UConn basketball star Rebecca Lobo regaled graduating seniors and their parents with funny stories about meeting presidents and her 'ridiculous' childhood dream to play professional basketball as she urged students to dream big at the University of Connecticut's commencement ceremonies Sunday.

Lobo spoke at one of 12 graduation ceremonies at UConn held during the weekend, addressing the largest group, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. An unexpectedly high number of graduating seniors decided to attend the ceremony, prompting staff to scramble at the last minute to find extra seats in Gampel Pavilion. Read more

“My mentality now is I'm going to do what I've always done - work hard”

Danielle Hood couldn't feel her body after the first few days of practice with the Atlanta Dream.

'The first couple days were kind of fast-paced,' she said. 'I kind of got over that hump. It's been an interesting transition. I'm hanging in there.'

Hood, Hartford's No.2 all-time scorer and its first player chosen in the WNBA draft, was a third-round pick of the expansion Dream. Saturday, the Dream drew 7,932 to Phillips Arena for their first exhibition game, an 86-80 loss to Los Angeles. Hood had one rebound and a steal and did not score in six minutes. Read more